Ballina and Grafton Ghosts to meet in NRRRL grand final

Ballina Seagulls will play unbeaten minor premiers Grafton Ghosts in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League grand final after beating Northern United 36-30 in the preliminary final at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, today.

Next Sunday’s grand final at Grafton will see the Ghosts unbackable favourites to win the major premiership. They have played Ballina three times this year, winning all three, including a comprehensive 34-6 win over Ballina in last Sunday’s major semi-final.

Ballina led 18-6 at half-time in today’s final, and skipped away to a 20-point lead mid-way through the second half.

Northern United staged a brilliant comeback to get to within six points with only minutes remaining, but the Seagulls held on for a thrilling win.